LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Crackerjack
A SERVICE AND A FALSE ALARM Selsey, Sussex. At 6.4 p.m. on Thursday the 29th August, 1963, the coastguard reported to the assistant honorary secretary that a merchant ship had taken the yacht Crackerjack, of Southampton, with a crew of two,...
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MOTHER WAS ILL Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 5 p.m. on 4th November, 1963, the Irish Lights Office asked if the life-boat would bring a seaman from the Coningbeg lightvessel to the shore where his mother was dangerously ill. At 5.15 the life-boat...
A Motor Boat
Exmouth, Devon-At 1.45 a.m. on 3rd June, 1968, the coastguard reported that a motor boat from Dawlish with two people on board was overdue from a fishing trip. The life-boat Michael Stephens slipped her moorings at 2.15. It was two hours...
A Dinghy
Hoylake, Cheshire - At 12.43 p.m. on 23rd November, 1968, while the lifeboat Oldham IV was on exercise, a report was received from the coastguard that a dinghy had capsized off Sandhay slipway. There was afresh south westerly wind with a...
A Dinghy (3)
New Brighton, Cheshire - At noon on 28th September, 1969, it was learnt that a dinghy was in difficulties off the Derby bathing pool. The lifeboat Norman B. Corlett slipped her moorings at 12.13 in a near gale force westerly wind with a...
Girl Pat
Troon, Ayrshire - At 6.45 p.m. on 5th August, 1966, a pilot at Irvine harbour informed the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Girl Pat appeared to be in difficulties about 500 yards off the entrance to Irvine harbour. There was a...
Yacht Medea
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight - At 4.30 a.m. on 2nd October, 1966, red flares had been sighted in the vicinity of the Hurst Narrows. The life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her moorings at 5.10 in a strong...
Northfleet
At 11.56 a.m. on ifth March, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Northfleet with a crew of three, was firing red flares in the Wyre Channel by No. 9 buoy. She had been towing the larger motor...
Highland Laddie
Dungeness, Kent - At 11.30 a.m. on 12th July, 1967, news was received that the cabin cruiser Highland Laddie was aground off Lade. The life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 11.50 in a fresh...
Rosaline
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 2.35 p.m. on yth June, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by the coastguard that the fishing vessel Rosaline had not returned to Aberaeran harbour. At 2.30 the life-boat St. Albans was launched in light airs...